How the plough is set up and used as part of a blackgrass control programme will make a significant difference to its effectiveness on north eastern farms this autumn, according to ProCam regional technical manager Nigel Scott.

“Repeated use of non-inversion cultivations, along with periods of heavy rainfall, can often create an...

Create the right seedbed, drill at the right time, and plant the right variety. All three will set cereal crop yield potential for the rest of the season, so deserve close attention.

That is the message to the region’s cereal farmers from Nigel Scott, Northern England technical manager for leading agronomy firm ProCam, as autumn...

Timing of oilseed rape drilling should be determined by seedbed moisture ahead of any other factor to ensure the greatest resilience to pest attack and the best prospects for the crop, according to ProCam agronomist Neil Woolliscroft.

Speaking at the company’s eastern region conference in July, Mr Woolliscroft said growers should...

Timing of oilseed rape drilling should be determined by seedbed moisture ahead of any other factor to ensure the greatest resilience to pest attack and the best prospects for the crop, according to ProCam agronomist Neil Woolliscroft.

Speaking at the company’s eastern region conference in July, Mr Woolliscroft said growers should...